The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 22, 1933, Page 8

STREET GRADER AUTHORIZED BY CITY COUNCIL L. F. Morris Construction Co. Is Low Bidder on Sidewalk Contracts for the con- of concrete between Gold 1d Strest be- | and Fifth™ streets, Construction Co. five bidders. The Construction Co. will be held up, 1 an agreement can between property own- irth Street and the city, an adjustment of side- and street lines to conform other property on the street Iman Wallace George in- first reading an ordi- wing two per cent cash on ¢ accounts paid in bef the first Monday each year. Patrolman Appointed pon the recommendation Iman W. J. Reck, the f the Mc $466. Work ¢ 1 Fou unc authorized the appointment of tional patrolm: Y e force to be selected by ef of Police C. J. Davis, at a ary of $135 per month. Chaief unced today that he had ap | Roy Hoffman, who| has been on special sarvice at vavi-| ous tim to the position. “Pretty Boy” Floyd, crdered the Kan: crime U.S. Joihs Hunt for ‘_‘I’retty Boy” Floyd; Has | Been Handcuffed, Murd ever Yet e arrested by the Department of Justice in conncction with the machine gun killing of five men at s City Union Station (below), is wanted for many alleged me of them at the spots indicated on the map. (right) calls him a dutiful husband. His wife ! |visit to the marriage license bu- |{this waste she summoned the cour- 'FAMOUS DUO - TAKE AR IN - LONG FLIGHT |Capt. Mollison, His Wifc, Amy Johnson, on Hop | Across Atlantic § (Continued from Page One) | tures that made big news of their | reau. . Kept Busy | Before that no one—not even the home folk in Amy's. nat Hull, England—could tell where t 23-year-old flier might bob up— any more than one could have pre- dicted where Mollison's plane would lead him, or that in August, 19 he would be acclaimed as the first 'flier to solo westward over the Af- lantic. | He gained a record there, but he |lost one in November when the bride he had left behind for his American adventure got a playful| !ngton state city. revenge by clipping 10 hours off he (Associated Pre: Marjorie Lines of Seattle is admiring a floral portrait of President Roosevelt which was designed by Mrs. August Swanson. Thousands of roses were used in this North End Flower club exhibit in the Washe ss Photo) ithe speed record he had set for the perilous England-Cape Town flight. | Bobs Up Serenely For a time she was reported miss- |ing over the Sahara, but to brave: BERGSTRAND-M'MATH WEDDING TO BE HELD AT 8 THIS EVENING at ,age that had served her in 1930 p.0h entertained |when as Amy Johnson she flew {from England to Australia in 15 night to Roy J. McMath. The ]‘df B fdesbiie GOy sa"(,!_lceremony at which the Rev. John |storms enroute, and that steadied |, Gasse will officiate will be held her a fow months later when shelyi gne Northern Light Presbyterian (made a record flight to Tokyo, va Church in the presence of many {ied by forced landings and oth«rvahd’s of the young couple. | porils. | ; ; | It was oxcitement matching any-| The bride, who wul be given \thing in the experience of her 27-|away by her brother, William W. year-old Scotch husband, whose|Bergstrand, will be attended by many pre- I Miss Anne Bergstrand, who has i nuptial parties will be married to-| IMRS. N. L. BAKER IS | HONORED AT BRIDGE | | ilast evening at a bridge party in 'honor of Mrs. N. I. Baker, formerly Miss Mildred 'Warwick, who is vis- iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Warwick and her sister, Mrs. George Jorgenson, here. | Guests were the Misses Gertrude | Waltonen, Elsie Baggen, Edra Smith, Bessie Yurman, Gladys Naghel, and Irene Burke and Mrs, 1Kenneth Junge, Mrs. E. J. Blake, PARTY ON FRIDAY, | Mrs. H. M. Hollmann was hostess | i :joint FrolicTBe Held at | DE MOLAYS AND | RAINBOW GIRLS PICNIC SUNDAY Eagle River Bar— Rain or Shine Tomorrow, rain or shine, the members of the De Molays and Rainbow Girls will hold a joint ipicnic at the Eagle River Bar. The young men and women have been granted the use of the Boy Scout Cabin and equipment and everything points to grand and glorious event. Automobiles will leave the Scot- tish Rite Temple at 10 o'clock Sunday morning with the mem- bérs of the two organizations and invited guests only. —————— MISS MARY LEE COUNCIL TO VISIT FATHER HERE To visit her father, Dr. W. W. Council for two or three weeks, Miss Mary Lee Council will arrive Qere Tuesday on the steamer Yu- on. BUSINESS FINE IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA SAYS J. J. MEHERIN “Business in Petersburg and Wrangell is excellent and while things in Ketchikan are a little quiet at present because of the lateness of the salmon run, people there are very optimistic and are expecting the best fall season since 1929,” according to J. J. Meherin, prominent merchandise broker and Tepresentative of Hills Brothers’ Coffee, who returned from a trip to the cities of Southeast Alaska on the, seaplane Baranof, this morning, ‘Petersburg 'was lively and as far as could be ascertained every- one was working that wanted to work. and the same could be said of Wrangell, from what I observed Karl Theile is getting a fine pack at his Diamond K Packing com- pany in Wrangell,” Mr. Meherin said. —eeo——— Fairbanks celebrated Indepen- dence Day in joyous fashion with the city decorated for the occasion with flags and the national colors strung across the streets and in the business houses. Many miners from creeks of the district, and resi- dents of neighboring communities were in town for the holiday. Leader Department Store “Everything in Fumislfings for You” Mayor I. Goldstein reported that | l1atast 3 i o Miss Irene Burke while Frank 5 . 4 v MR RO | KANSAS CITY, July 22— The|cer, all were slain by Floyd, author- | ‘atest major flight exploit was an | MIS : Mrs. George Jorgenson, Mrs. Ar- '.h 5 :y‘l cx“kv hrmu-' ',L t'h:' ,net Department of Justice’s order Ior}\mc\' say. 5 i ;18'“0“ flight from England to) Congdon will act as best man. Bd- thur Judson, Mrs. Edward Swecney, of Calhoun Avenue was badly in gt v |South America ward Hermsen and James W. Mc-'and Mrs. Thomas Judson. need of extensive repairs and that | he is com ng costs of the pro- posed work which will be repo: to Council. the TWO LUMBER | the arrest of Charles “Pretty Bay"i | hunt for the notorious murder charge. | The sensational machine gun| “massacre” of four officers their prisoner at the station plaza in what was believed to be an at- FIRMS ARE IN CONSOLIDATION Thomas A. Morgan to Be Local Manager — An- | nouncement Made i The consolidation of the inter-| ests of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber company and the Columbia | Lumber company in Alaska, where- by the operations of both compan- ies will be carried forward under | the name of the Columbia Lumber Company, with Thomas A. Morgan as manager, was announced today by Mr, Morgan upon his return | from Se: The local yard of the Columbia | Lumber Company, formerly oper- ated by A. Dishaw and Son, will| handle bothk wholesale and retail | sales. The stock will be built up| rapidly as possible to a complete builder’s line. Mr. Morgan states that he will give his entire time to the man- agement of the Columbia Lumber Company's operations in Alaska, which company is now distributor for the St. Paul and Tacoma Lum- ber Company products. He advises that this arrangement will bring about more economical operations and avoid unnecessary duplication ! and expense. It will also be possi-| ble to serve the trade to better ad- | vantage with the consolidated and‘ larger stock. Floyd Volk, Assistant General Manager of the Columbia Lumber | Company is in Juneau to complete transfer. He is well pleased with local prospects and feels that this district is facing a period of active development. I he {tenced, but again escaped by leap- - HERE'S ‘PRETTY BOY’ (From records Oklahoma Bu- | reau Criminal Identification and Investigation). Heig 5 feet 7% inches. Weight: 158 pounds Build: Medium muscular. Hair: Dark chestnut. | Eyes: Light Blue. | Complexion: Medium light. ‘ Marks: Tattooed nurse, left arm Age: 26. Birthplace: Georg=u. 1 | Occupation: PluTiiber - tempt to free the prisoner is the| most recent on the trail of crimes | that authorities have laid to him Served One Prison Term But so far he has served only one prison term—four years in the Missouri penitentiary on highway robbery conviction. In 1929, shortly after his release, Kansas City po- lice arrested him half a dozen times, and other arrests elsewhere marked his trail. He was arrested at Akron, Ohio, March 8, 1930, for queStioning in connection with the slaying of a policeman, and again at Toledo, O.. May 20, 1930. That was his last trip to the lockup. Charged with bank robbery at Sylvania, O., he escaped from jail, was recaptured, convicted and sen- ing from a train on his way to state’s prison. Organized Bandit Gang From Ohio Floyd returned to the vicinity of Sallisaw, Okla., the home of his youth, and organized a band of bank bandits operating out of the Oklahoma hills and sus- pected in connection with the more |{than 60 raids on Oklahoma banks |during 1932, Two alleged informers, a federal | prohibition agent, an Ohio police- |man and an Oklahoma peace offi- CIVIL WAR IS THREATENED IN CHINA REGION ZZALGAN, China, July 22.—Civil war again threatens to disrupt China, with the strong Army of the National Government preparing to battle the dissenters. The Government forces are es- timated at 50,000 to 100,000 men and the dissenters, under command of Gen. Feng Yu Hsiang, number about 50,000. ‘The battle may be fought almost at the gates of this historic Mon- golian city. Gen. Feng Yu dsiang objects to Nanking's desire for peace with Japan and wishes the National ‘Government to denounce the Tang- ku armistice. The onetime Christian General's men have not been paid, they are fanatically patriotic. clared he is determined to fight the Nanking Armies if they are forced to the issue but hoped for ‘moral mnotcwwnnndohr\oun- ties, will be PAINT NOW The hunt for Floyd was spurrbdi Floyd in connection with the union | anew after the kidnaping of Sheriff, station slayings here has spurred |Jack Killingsworth when the latter |® afresh the bandit, never yet handcuffed on a chanced to enter a garage at Boli- var, Mo, where Floyd's car was being repaired. Floyd compsc 1 the sheriff to accompany him on and | drive through western Missouri De-|J. MecGavick, of La Cross fore releasing him. Floyd blames the police for driv- ing him into a life of outlaw: “I was innocent the first time they sent me up,” he told Killings- | wort h. s00d Boy,” Says Mother His mother, Mrs. W. F. Floyd, who lives near Sallisaw, ted Charlie was a *“good boy got into bad company. “Pretty Boy's” wife, Ruby, ys there never was “a more duti- ful husband” than hers, and that who |no boy ever had “a more affec-|is an ardent fisherman and bas church and later with the bridal tionate father’ than their Jackie, now 8. son, REV. MAGUIRE IS ON VISIT T0 THIS CITY Is Demonstrating Fishing Skill with Experts of Juneau The Rev. Maguire, C. S. V., Pres- ident of St. Viator's College, Bour- bonnais, Tlling near Chicago, the guest of Bishop J. R. Crimont, Vasseur, S. J., Pastor of the Church of the Nativity, St. Viator's Col- lege is a four year college of liber- al arts, with an enrollment of 250 college student S. J, and the Rev. William G. Le| Among its dis- And there'll be thrills enough for Naughton are to be the ushers at the two along the 12,000 mile itm-‘lhe church. erary that will hear the 135-1’1’1!14'-3 Preceding the ceremony Mrs |an-hour roar of their airplane Sea-| Trevor Davis will give several | farer. | | Hollmann will sing “Because,” ac- tho | companied by Mrs. Davis. During ev. Bernard Sheil, Auxiliary Bish- | the ceremony Mrs. Davis will play jop of the Archdiocese of Chicago;! T0 & Wild Rose” softly, on the and the Bishop J. P. Lynch, of | or8an. | Dallas; Dr. Fulton Sheen, Profes-|{ Miss Bergstrand will wear a |sor of Apologetics at the Catholm}quaim white gown and a leng veil | University of America, platform!and will carry a prayer book while | "v.m:l radio lecturer; and James, G iMiss Burke is to wear pale rose {Condon, attorney and chief coun-|and will carry a bouquet of sweet |sel for the associated packers .of | peas in pastel shades. | Chicago. The church is decorated with| This is Father Maguire's firss|ferns, evergreens and shasta daisies. visit to Alaska. He says the scgn-| Immediately following the cere-! {ery is marvelous and he will recom-,| mony the bride and groom will re- {mend the trip to his friends. Ha |ceive the guests at the rear of the | fished extensively throughout the Party and a few intimate friends IStates and Canada, and gives Alas- | Will attend a wedding supper at | ka credit for having the best fish- | the Coffee Shoppe. {ing he has ever seen. Since arriv- | After 10 o'clock the newly mar- ing in Juneau, in company with ried couple will receive their num- Iloml fishermen of proven ability,,erous friends at the apartment of | Father Maguire has demonstrated | Miss Bergstrand's brother in the [that some chechakos are equally | Blomgren Apartments at an in- las capable as the old tite sour- |formal reception. | doughs in landing the fighting king They expect to leave tomorrow | lmlmon which abound in Alaska | for Skagway where they will spend | waters. about a week, continuing from i ., there to Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell | {and Ketchikan before going south | | Donald Young, brother of Ed for the winter. Young, aviator with the Pacific| Alaska Airways, recently arrived in! Fairbanks with @ new Chevrolet: K7 3 car which he drove from the fac- .Preaulont Back at tory in Detroit to Seattle, snipped |Desk Laughs at {north and drove into the Interior | . | 8| Q over the Richardson Highway. |Al("n”“ R(’])OI'LS | — et i WASHINGTON, July 22— | President Rooscvelt, fully re- covered frem his cold, yester- day put in a full day's work on the Recovery program. He returncd to his desk in the Executive Office and laughed at alarmist reports concerning | The last office to become 1lo-| |cated in the new Federal buildmg‘ | in Fairbanks, was the United States | Weather Bureau which has com- pleted its moving activities and is settled in the new building. I e | | organ selections and Mrs. H. M. Miss Irene Burke was the winner of the first prize at bridge, Miss Gladys Naghel won the second and ' Mrs. Arthur Judson the consola- tion. An attractive guest prize was given to Mrs. Blake. | Mrs. Blak2 1> icaving Juneau' Tuesday for her home in Wallace, | Idaho. | PRSI R Tonight MANDARIN BALL ROOM “REVELERS” Florida was settled in 1559, en- tered the union in 1845 and has an area of 58,666 square miles. Order Now at These Low Prices ROLLED OATS, 10 Ib. bags . . . 40c CORN MEAL,91b. bags . . . . . 30c MEXICAN BEANS, pound . . . . 5¢ RELIANCE COFFEE, 3 Ib. cans . 85¢ (The highest grade on the market) SILK TOILET PAPER, 4 rolls for 25¢ 1000-SHEET ROLLS GARNICK Phone 174 tinguished gr aduates are Bishop A. Let us show you howto economize and still have the best. Thomas Hardwmje Co. . Daily Empme Want Ads Pay his health, t Entertainers PRIZES! Amateur Nights ~ Tonight and Sunday CAPITOL BEER PARLORS GABE PAUL, Proprietor of 18 Years and Over Please Call and Register . . . You Will Be Called! . FUN GALORE! Awards will be made by judges selected by us. 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